This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/443,180, filed May 17, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,417,967, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/330,339, filed Oct. 27, 1994, abandoned, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
This invention was made with government support under contract number F19628-85-C-0002 awarded by the Air Force. The government has certain rights in the invention.
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Child | 08/545990 | US | |
Parent | 08/330339 | Oct 1994 | US |
Child | 08/443180 | US |